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 CFC 515 Event Preview
Ladies and Gentlemen, CFC follows up their big New Years Eve event with a stop at Los Angeles King Theatre where we know close to 5320 screaming fight fans will make their way into the venue to watch the true stars of CFC. Yes, no more drunken matchmaking for ole Louie Boy, the stress of trying to make an event work in the big city is now behind him. Believe it or not, but the extra workload of trying to attract top end talent to our 2 big holiday shows burnt Louie out a bit but he is back in the saddle once again, and for the most part totally sober, I am sure that's just coffee he is sipping on constantly right? The focus is now squarely back on the 390K landscape and CFC is here to grow your warriors into filthy rich warriors one event at a time! As always make sure you run down to PWNAGE™ located on the Los Angeles stop of the High Street for all your Fighters clothing needs and to fulfill their supplement needs there is no better place than White Gorilla located right here in Montreal! For those who enjoy putting their money where their mouths are, pop on over to 2 Headed Betting to place your wagers on your favorite CFC fighters as all are set for this event while you still can, many already have, many more will join them and for sure I know I will!!
Main Event - 185 lbs Matteo Chibaclov vs Michael McPherson
Our Main Event of CFC 515 sees amateur legend in his own mind Chibaclov take on newcomer McPherson in what should be a classic striker versus grappler but I am not so sure that's going to be the case. Chibaclov has an astounding 6-0 record all of which have been won by way of submission stoppages and this one likely will not go any differently. With his very healthy takedown success rate of 57 percent Matteo has constantly been able to dictate where the fight takes place and once again tonight we have a very good feeling of where that might be. Standing opposite him is Michael McPherson who although has a deadly Big Right Hand he did show signs of being more than capable of surviving on the ground with a grappler, however this is not just any grappler he is facing. If McPherson is able to tweak his tactics just slightly and go after more high percentage strike attempts rather than focusing on those he mostly was unsuccessful we might see a huge upset in the making. Michael was 100% successful in fending off all 15 takedown attempts, however he failed just as many times himself when he should have focused on his striking advantage. Matteo on the other hand will welcome a takedown attempt against and may even just lie down as that's where he works his magic, improving position more than 70% of the time to go with a 60% success rate on ground strikes, softening up his opponents before slapping on the submission ending he has enjoyed thus far in all his fights. Chibaclov has only seen the 2nd round twice in his career and I don't believe tonight will be a third with another stunning tap out being the expected outcome!
Co-Main Event - 170 lbs Edmond Chabazian vs William Maxey
Our Co Main Event is a clash of Welterweights clearly on the rise and looking to claim their shot at the gold in a soon to be booked event. Chabazian has moved down from the Middleweight division where he was dominant to say the least, going 5-0 including a pair of wins under the CFC umbrella however with training partner Matteo Chibaclov also laying claim to the top end of the 185 lbs division Chabazian made the decision to move down a weight class in order to chase double gold for the Clark Hint managed duo. On the other side of the cage stands William Maxey who is less of a finisher and more of a tactician in the cage as he prefers to utilize his very spread out offensive game plan to his advantage as shown in his CFC debut where he coasted to an impressive unanimous decision victory after displaying near perfect results in strike and clinch attempts, controlling the action from start to finish. Chabazian does not rely on his striking skills at all, focusing on his takedowns where he is just under 50% successful but that's all he needs, as once he gets you down to the ground he works aggressively to wear his opponent down and then sink in the submission for the finish. Maxey on the other hand comes in with the mindset that anything you can do, I can do better given his array of offensive attacks and his astounding success rate with those attacks, if he were to tweak his gameplan just slightly his chances of winning would be greatly improved. Chabazian is the favorite in this fight but Maxey will not give up, this could be Fight of the Night for sure.
205 lbs Thomas Mahi Ai vs John Knox
Coming at us next we have a Light Heavyweight clash of strikers as the Muay Thai driven Mahi Ai looks to improve to 3-0 when he takes on Boxing specialist Knox in this showdown. Mahi Ai is a brutal finisher and enjoys rag dolling his opponents within the clinch where he has not failed with a strike attempt to date, averaging over 20 strikes attempted and landed per fight. Knox on the other hand has enjoyed almost as much success within the clinch however even more success at range with his world class boxing skills where he showed his cardio throwing out well over 60 strike attempts which wore down his opponent and allowed him to have his hand raised in victory. If he has his sights set on a repeat performance tonight Knox will need to stay away from the clinch at all costs and pick away at his opponent from range because if Mahi Ai is able to take the fight into the clinch it will clearly be game over given his vast advantage in skills in the Muay Thai department. The winner of this one will have solid footing on top of the division and be the clear favorite to take home the gold in his following venture to the cage within CFC. filler that eats at my very core everytime I see that low life drunk Louie book a joke of a fight like this, total waste of time only because he is a total failure and could not negotiate a real fight to fill this slot.
205 lbs Antonio Prilla vs Al Fry
We continue within the Light Heavyweight division as we see Prilla looking to rebound from his stunning loss at CFC 511 when taking on Boxing specialist Al Fry and his Granite chin. Prilla is a successful Muay Thai fighter however in his last stop he was exposed within the clinch and had no answers for what his opponent had to throw at him, tonight I don't envision that being a concern as I have a feeling these two will stand toe to toe in the center of the octagon and just throw bombs until one warrior can no longer stand. Fry is another high octane fighter having made close to 60 strike attempts in his sole trip to the cage where he was successful in just under 90 percent. Prilla on the other hand does not blast out at his opponents with the same exuberant attack, and prefers to rely on his precision and power in making quick work of his opponents, hopefully his last fight does not have a negative effect upon him and he is able to find that ninja like skill base. One concern I would have if I were the Prilla camp is the granite chin of Fry might have other ideas on how this one will play out. His blitzkrieg like attack coupled with a chin of pure stone is not what Prilla wants to face but if his power he displayed in his early fights is any indication, I don't know if he will be all that concerned and instead will still go in for the quick and early kill.
185 lbs Maskar Flugamine vs Uncle Ben
Our final stop on the main card is in the Middleweight division as Flugamine comes in looking to manhandle his opponent Ben. Flugamine is a Wonderful wrassler with a nasty ground and pound game as he pummeled his way to victory scoring a whopping 51 ground strikes in his amateur debut before joining CFC. On the other side of the cage is Uncle Ben, and not I don't mean the instant rice guy either who comes into this one looking to follow up on his Unanimous Decision victory back at CFC 510 where he swayed the judges more with his activity and varied attack attempts and less on his actual success rating in those attempts. Ben is a Wonderful Muay Thai fighter but appears to be lacking in the morale department slightly and also will be coming into this one giving up a sizable energy advantage to Flugamine when he steps in with only 75% in the tank. Those two combined will no doubt allow Flugamine to give Ben fits in this one and show why he is the betting favorite. Even though he has enjoyed success thus far in his career we have a suspicion that his luck has run out and Ben will be finished faster than a cup of his name sakes famous rice!
Well folks that's all the time we have but here is a quick listing of our other fights on the undercard of today's event…
185 lbs Vadym Yashchenko v Adam Lenz
185 lbs Hugh Jaqueman v David Lett
170 lbs Mafuso Lamoto v Frankie Rodriguez fight list.
265 lbs Lark Bizzy v Bingo Bongo
205 lbs Enrich Aldrich v Carson Ledger
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